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Review Questions

1. Under FRE 403, relevant evidence may be “_________ if its ________ value is _______ outweighed by the danger of unfair _______ prejudice, confusion of the ______, or misleading the _______ or due to considerations of undue _______, waste of _______, or needless presentation or _____ evidence.”
2. When can a lay witness testify regarding an opinion? Can you think of an example?
3. Experts are witness qualified “by knowledge, ______, _____, training or _______.”
4. Can experts testify as to the ultimate issue to be decided by a jury?
5. Why do we call the trial judge the “gatekeeper” in connection with expert testimony?
6. When can leading questions be used in examining a witness?
7. Hearsay is defined by FRE 801 (c) as a _______, other than the one made by the _______ while ______ at the trial or hearing offered in evidence to prove the ______ of the matter asserted.
8. A hearsay objection will not exclude testimony of the relevant statement of a party _______.
9. What do we mean by a criminal defendant “opening the door” to his own character?
10. Under FRE 609 a witness can always be impeached by showing _______.